"You said it's a bit difficult, do you mean we have hope?"
Sun Yue asked.
"Of course, why, you don't have confidence?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked.
He originally thought that everyone would immediately scream and say they were confident.
What he never expected was that many people nodded.
Perhaps, in their view, it is not a shame to admit that they cannot beat the dream team.
Moreover, there is nothing wrong with his idea, just look at the lineup of the Dream Team.
Kidd, Chris Paul, Deron Williams.
Kobe, Wade, Reid.
James, Prince.
Anthony, Boozer.
Bosh, Howard.
Among these people, the least famous is probably Prince.
But even Zhang Zhiyuan has to be wary of Prince's defense. Let Zhu Fangyu deal with him...
What's even worse is that Prince is just a substitute, and Zhu Fangyu has to deal with James.
Yi Jianlian has to deal with Anthony, which is also a huge gap.
The most terrible point guard, if Kidd and Paul defend desperately, can Sun Yue and Liu Wei still carry the ball through half the court, and can they still control the ball?
If they can't even carry the ball, how can Zhang Zhiyuan play without the ball?
Zhang Zhiyuan won the championship with the Lakers because of his superior personal ability, but it was also key that his teammates did not get beaten.
Despite Garnett's reputation, Odom really didn't suffer much when he guarded him.
"Don't worry, just play hard. As long as I'm in good shape, the American team can't do anything to me."
Helpless, Zhang Zhiyuan could only encourage his teammates.
As for the effect, Zhang Zhiyuan doesn't care.
And he is not worried. No matter how big the strength gap is, this team can at least try its best.
With two important people in the team, Yao Ming and Zhang Zhiyuan, no one dares not to work hard.
Training continues.
One month passed quickly, and on August 8, the Olympic Games officially arrived.
Yao Ming participated in the opening ceremony as the flag bearer. Zhang Zhiyuan did not join in the fun. He had already watched the opening ceremony anyway.
If you have that time, you might as well flirt with more girls.
For example, go and communicate with Ai Fukuhara to promote exchanges between China and Japan.
Now Ai Fukuhara is still a little girl working hard for her dreams, and she doesn't want to be so relaxed in the future.
However, at least deep down she will not suppress herself.
If there is a need, it must be released.
There was no home run on the first day of hooking up, but Zhang Zhiyuan felt that the goal was soon within sight.
As long as she waits for her to cry after being beaten by Zhang Zhiyuan's family, he will go up to comfort her at the right time, and everything will be settled.
On August 10th, the first game of the men’s basketball group stage started.
The Chinese team is divided into Group B. Group B includes the Chinese team, the United States team, Spain, Greece, Germany, and Angola.
The United States, Spain, and Greece are all difficult to deal with, but since they can advance as long as they rank fourth in the group, it is not particularly difficult to advance.
In his previous life, the men's basketball team defeated Germany and Angola to advance without Zhang Zhiyuan. If he is eliminated now, Zhang Zhiyuan can find a lake to jump into and reincarnate.
On the 10th, at 10 pm, in the group stage, the Chinese team played against the American team.
Although it was already break time, there were still many viewers staying in front of the TV at this time, and many of them were not even fans.
I just heard from the news that the Chinese team this time was very strong and very promising to achieve results, so I sat in front of the TV.
Even some football fans chose to watch the game. After all, when watching the five major leagues, they can only support foreign teams, which feels a little uncomfortable.
When you watch the Olympics, you have someone to rely on and hope that your country will win.
When the players entered the stadium, Kobe James and others looked at Zhang Zhiyuan and smiled evilly.
In the NBA, they have been more or less angry with Zhang Zhiyuan, and now they finally have a chance to take revenge.
Opportunities like this are rare and they cherish them all.
"With your smile like this, it's easy for you to be criticized for your skills."
Zhang Zhiyuan reminded.
"Don't try to scare us."
Kobe didn't believe that the referee dared to favor the Chinese team. This was the Olympics after all, and hundreds of countries were watching the game.
Any unfair behavior by the organizers will be infinitely magnified. Even if there are occasional misjudgments in the Olympics, to be fair, the Olympics are definitely the fairest of all sports events.
"Zhang, are you scared?"
Howard grinned.
"Well, why should I be afraid? If I win two games in the group stage, I can advance. Do you think I can't beat Angola or Germany?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked rhetorically.
These words made everyone on Team USA feel helpless.
Even if they defeated the Chinese team, their impact on Zhang Zhiyuan would be extremely limited. Just like defeating Zhang Zhiyuan in the regular season, many players have done this before, and it doesn't mean much.
Once the Chinese team advances, the next time the two teams meet they will have to go to the finals.
Can the Chinese team reach the finals?
They are not very optimistic about it.
Even if the Chinese team enters the finals and then beats Zhang Zhiyuan severely again, Zhang Zhiyuan will still be proud of the defeat. Winning the silver medal is also a victory for the Chinese team.
Knowing this, Kobe and others were not as excited as before.
The game begins.
The starting lineup of the Dream Team is Kidd, Kobe, James, Anthony, and Howard.
The starting lineup of the Chinese team is Liu Wei, Zhang Zhiyuan, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, and Yao Ming.
Damn it, who is this supposed to weaken?
Zhang Zhiyuan has a headache. It seems that the five people on the opposite side need to be weakened, and he only has two attribute chains.
In desperation, he chose to take Kidd and James with him.
These are the two weakest positions of the Chinese team. Zhang Zhiyuan wants to help Liu Wei and Zhu Fangyu relieve the pressure, and let Zhu Fangyu defend Zhan Zhan, which is simply a difficult task.
Yi Jianlian and Howard jumped the ball, and Howard easily passed the ball to his own side. Kidd didn't move after receiving the ball and directly passed the ball long.
Anthony had already rushed to the basket of the Chinese team, but it was a pity that he did not hold the ball firmly when he caught the ball and the basketball was released.
This is due to the lack of cooperative training. After all, the two of them are not teammates.
This kind of long pass looks simple, but anyone who has played football knows that it is actually not easy to catch.
The Chinese team attacked, Liu Wei took two steps with the dribble, and Kidd stepped forward to press without any moral ethics.
Not only him, Anthony also did not retreat to his own basket to participate in the defense inside. Instead, he stayed at the midline of the half court to block the Chinese team's advancement.
This tactic is also called the full-court press. It usually appears at the end of the game to catch the opponent by surprise.
It's purely bullying for the US team to use it right from the start, because their team has so many players who can play, so they don't have to worry about the players' physical strength at all. They only need to worry about how to allocate the players' playing time and take care of each player.
Liu Wei almost made a mistake, but fortunately Zhang Zhiyuan called him in time, Liu Wei passed the ball to Zhang Zhiyuan, Zhang Zhiyuan advanced with the ball, and Kobe immediately stepped forward to press for the ball.
"It's too much, you guys, don't force me to use more tricks."
Zhang Zhiyuan threatened, but Kobe was not afraid at all.
Zhang Zhiyuan just said that winning or losing this game is not important, and he will not waste hatred points to use props.
Kobe reached for it, Zhang Zhiyuan dribbled the ball behind his back to avoid it, and then temporarily passed Kobe, but Kobe immediately caught up.
Then Yao Ming withdrew from the inside and came to the outside of the three-point line.
The U.S. team thought he was going to play a pick-and-roll with Zhang Zhiyuan, but Zhang Zhiyuan made a false start and immediately passed the ball to Yao Ming, who made a three-pointer.
Previously, Yao Ming had made a total of 9 three-pointers in the NBA and made one. No one knew that he could shoot three-pointers, and no one knew that he would choose to shoot three-pointers.
The ball goes in.
"pretty."
"Haha, I never expected that our team would start the game in such a way."
"This three-point shot is really hard."
The fans at the scene cheered directly.
"Are you afraid of this ultimate move?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked Kobe.
"Yao worked hard to practice three-pointers? For this game?"
Kobe felt a little incredible.
While the American team was attacking, the Chinese team was not man-to-man and adopted a shrinking defense. Most of the players retreated to the basket, leaving only Zhang Zhiyuan on the outside to tangle with the ball carrier.
Kidd was a little afraid of Zhang Zhiyuan, so he passed it to James.
James broke through with the ball and almost got into the crowd, and then passed the ball to Anthony outside the three-point line. Anthony missed the three-pointer.
In international games, a team's three-point ability is more important than in NBA games, because there is no defensive three seconds in international games, and the defensive side can huddle under the basket to defend.
Encountering this kind of defense, James also has a headache.
In this case, you can only rely on shooting three-pointers to open up the situation. Once the three-pointers are accurate, the opponent will no longer dare to hide under the basket.
Historically, the Chinese team also made nearly 30 three-pointers in this game. Yao Ming made 3, Yi Jianlian made 4, and Wang Zhizhi made 3.
The three insiders kept shooting three-pointers. The reason was actually very simple. There was no defense for three seconds, and the opponent's basket was full of people, so they couldn't hit it.
When the Chinese team attacks, Zhang Zhiyuan still holds the ball.
There is no way, Kidd, an old gangster, doesn't give Liu Wei a chance to show off.
Zhang Zhiyuan was shooting a basketball and had a battle of wits with Kobe. He finally got past Kobe, and James came over again.
Zhang Zhiyuan immediately passed the ball to Zhu Fangyu, and Anthony pounced on Zhu Fangyu, but Zhu Fangyu still threw the ball out before Anthony arrived.
This is thanks to Zhang Zhiyuan's reminder to him during training. Zhang Zhiyuan told him that shot speed is particularly important when playing against strong teams.
If the shooting speed is not fast enough, it will be useless no matter how accurate the shot is. The opponent will not give you a chance. Kapono is the best example.
Over the past month, Zhu Fangyu has worked hard on her shooting speed and has made some progress.
The ball goes in.
The Chinese team started 6-0.
"Beautiful, such a beautiful game. I didn't expect this start."
Zhang Lili said.
"Indeed, leading 6-0 is a dream start. Director Zhang, what do you think is the key to us taking the lead?"
Sun Zhengping asked.
"The main reason for this is that we played reasonably. Zhang Zhiyuan used his personal ability to contain the opponent's defense and created many opportunities for his teammates. The US team paid too much attention to Zhang Zhiyuan's threat and underestimated others."
Zhang Lili commented.
Although Zhang Zhiyuan has not scored yet, he feels that Zhang Zhiyuan is the best performer so far.
On the court.
"Are you afraid?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked Kobe with a smile.
Kobe ignored him and just reminded James that he didn't need help and asked James not to miss anyone.
James was so angry.
If Kobe hadn't guarded Zhang Zhiyuan, why would he have stepped forward to help? Now it's his own fault?
Not only was James unhappy with Kobe's reminder, he also didn't like Kobe's tone.
After Kobe won another championship, he also regarded himself as the boss of the Dream Team, making James sneer at him.
In his opinion, without Zhang Zhiyuan, you, Kobe, would be nothing.
However, James is James after all, and he did not show his displeasure, but continued to play seriously.
He immediately started to break through after halftime, holding the basketball and rushing to the basket like a tank. Zhu Fangyu couldn't help but shrink when he saw it.
James scored a layup.
Shrinking defense can only limit James' efficiency, and it is impossible to completely guard him.
After all, the offensive team is constantly running, and the defensive players need to keep moving according to the situation, and loopholes can easily appear in the process. And James' ability to seize opportunities is top-notch.
"Who is this?"
"Is this still a human being?"
"So ugly."
Some Chinese viewers who don't know James can't help but complain.
The Chinese team attacked and Zhang Zhiyuan continued to control the ball, but this time Kobe went all out and did not give Zhang Zhiyuan a chance to break through.
Zhang Zhiyuan could only pass the ball and keep sticking to the ball. The attacking time was almost running out.
Liu Wei caught the ball and organized it for the second time, but Kidd also defended very seriously.
It can be said that in the original time and space, the American team did not exert its full strength because the strength gap between the two teams was too big. But now, because of Zhang Zhiyuan, the American team still pays more or less attention to the Chinese team.
Therefore, they are playing very seriously now, and the most intuitive manifestation is that defensively, they have almost no chance.
If the Chinese team wants to shoot, they must create their own opportunities.
Liu Wei lucked twice, but not only did he fail to break through, he was in a bad position and couldn't find his teammates.
In desperation, Liu Wei chose to force his shot and hit a long two-pointer.
This choice is undoubtedly very bad.
Not only was the ball not close, but because the shot was too short, the basketball bounced very far outside. Yao Ming had no chance to fight for the rebound. Anthony took off the rebound and connected with James.
Anthony made a long pass, James received the ball in the midfield, and then rushed towards the Chinese team's basket with sparks and lightning.
Zhu Fangyu's retreat was actually very timely, but it was useless. James made a small change of direction and Zhu Fangyu had to move and adjust his position accordingly.
This movement was complete. James rubbed him, and Zhu Fangyu was pushed aside.
You really can't blame Zhu Fangyu for this. It would be difficult for anyone to defend such a ball.
"If you can't block it, you'll foul, and you have to do it harshly, otherwise you won't be able to stop it."
Zhang Zhiyuan reminded Zhu Fangyu.
Rather than letting James go for a layup, it would definitely be better to let James go to the free throw line.
As for being sent off if he commits too many fouls? Zhu Fangyu is not the core of the team, so he will be sent off if he is sent off.
Zhu Fangyu nodded. He and James had played against each other in the 2006 World Championships.
After two years, he feels that James has become much stronger and the pressure is even greater.
